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The Urbanization of Trade Union Struggle and Strategy
By Ian Thomas MacDonald This is an abridged excerpt from Ian Thomas MacDonald’s new book, Unions and the City. Many in labor studies have come to see our cities and suburbs as great laboratories of labor renewal. The relevance of this perspective can be glimpsed in the importance of resisting the dismantling of public education to
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Center for Family Life Seeks Cooperative Development Assistant (Brooklyn, NY)
The Center for Family Life in Sunset Park promotes and supports the founding of cooperative businesses as part of our community development initiative. Our mission is to provide support and consultation services to worker-owner cooperatives based on principles of social justice, equality, and democracy. We focus on helping to develop cooperatives that focus on fair wages,
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City Parks Foundation Seeks Catalyst Organizer (NYC)
ABOUT CITY PARKS FOUNDATION At City Parks Foundation (CPF), we are dedicated to invigorating and transforming New York City parks into dynamic, vibrant centers of urban life through sports, arts, community building, and education programs for all New Yorkers. Our programs — located in more than 350 parks, recreation centers, and public schools across New
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Passaic County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Seeks Community Engagement Coordinator (Wayne, NJ)
Passaic County CASA for Children mobilizes community volunteers to serve as advocates for abused and neglected children in foster care. The organization envisions a community where every child has an advocate and the opportunity to thrive. You have the opportunity to join the Passaic County CASA for Children staff family during it’s 10th Anniversary year
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